Niven plays a man who has many war stories to tell and is a teacher to the young japanese child. The film was directed by ken annakin, whos best know for helming the 1965 war film battle of the bulge and some liveaction disney films during the 1970s. The son a welltodo british army captain who died in the battle of gallipoli in 1915, david niven was shipped off to a succession of boarding schools by his stepfather, who didnt care much for the boy. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes. But his life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists. Mr bradbury david niven, an apparently welleducated, exmilitary englishman is hired as tutor to koichi kagoyama played by kazuhito ando, the son of a japanese ambassador. Paper tiger is a harmless adventure movie which tries to cater for juvenile and adult audiences. It was a london royal premiere which members of the royal family wnet to see. Bradbury becomes a trusted friend, who boasts about himself during his british army service being a hero telling him war stories, but some painful truths are revealed after he and the boy are kidnapped by. Available on dvd from david niven stars as a somewhat prim and proper englishman who is hired to be an english. Young niven hated the experience and was a poor student, but his late fathers reputation helped him get admitted to the royal military college at sandhurst, and he was later commissioned as a. Kristine alarconjames redford, documented the lives of staff and students of lincoln alternative high school in walla walla, washington as the director of paper tigers. Whilst niven pretends to impress the boy by recounting all kinds of hair raising experiences in the army, he is in fact a paper tiger. In fact, he was a fine actor, at his best when playing lifecashiered failures, as in separate tables for which.
David niven of course reached the high point of his career with his best actor oscar for separate tables, where he played a blowhard major who was a permanent guest at wendy hillers establishment. David niven, who hires himself out as the tutor to the son of the japanese ambassador, toshiro mifune, to a mythical southeast asian. Paper tiger recalls the plots of vintage shirley temple vehicles in its cutesy relationship between english tutor david niven and an 11yearold japanese moppet ando, kidnapped together during. An english man is hired as a tutor to the son of a japanese ambassador.
Niven is such an expert and charming actor that its simply painful to watch him try to save a stiff like tiger. It is lifted slightly above its station by strong performances from david niven and toshiro mifune. Paper tiger 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Paper tiger is a 1975 british film starring david niven and child actor kazuhito ando. David niven, toshiro mifune, hardy kruger, ken annakin. Definition of paper tiger in the idioms dictionary. Paper tiger 1975, a film by ken annakin theiapolis. The central theme of what can go wrong if you live your life as one big lie is quite interesting too. Quotes on frank sinatra so much has been written about sinatra, of his talent, his generosity, his ruthlessness, his kindness, his gregariousness, his loneliness and his rumored links with the mob that i can contribute nothing except to say that he is. Paper tiger is a 1975 british film starring david niven and the child actor who portrayed teru tendou in ganbaron kazuhito ando. Paper tiger is a 1975 film starring david niven, toshiro mifune, hardy kruger. Ando, who comes from tokio, stars with him in the film paper tiger, which will he premiered in the west end on thursday night, before the duke and duchess of kent. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of paper tiger with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Paper tiger 2019 film, a 2019 comedy special by bill burr.
Students at this high school had behavioral issues and poor academic performances and were usually suspended from school. Really the presence of david niven makes this film definitely appealable from start to finish and in paper tiger, he plays the role of mr bradbury, a welleducated tutor who sees the chance to be a hero when he. I was looking forward to it, as it received a lot of publicity when it was being made. The film was based on a novel of the same name by jack davies, who also wrote the screenplay. This is a rather forgettable family film which has a moral about lying about the. Toshiro mifune, david niven, hardy kruger, irene tsu. Paper tiger 1975 film wikipedia republished wiki 2. Paper tiger is the english translation of a chinese phrase referring to something that appears.
Paper tiger is a 1975 british dramaadventure film starring david niven and the child actor kazuhito ando, who later portrayed teru tendou in ganbaron. Every now and then a perfectly inoffensive film gets such a kicking from the critics you. In between the sweet scenes of david niven and his young. His last film was the new adventures of pippi longstocking, in 1988. His films include the prisoner of zenda, around the world in 80 days, casino royale, and paper tiger. Paper tiger is one of those films that make one wish david niven had simply given up his career when the good parts dried up, rather than continuing to star in drivel such as this. Life changes when the pair are kidnapped for political reasons in this british drama directed by ken annakin and starring david niven. This is the japanese poster for the release of the 1975 british film, paper tiger. An ageing englishman becomes tutor to the son of the japanese ambassador in a pacific state, and finds he has to live his heroic fantasies in reality. The main problem with this film is that you are unsure what kind of viewers it is actually aimed at. An ageing englishman becomes tutor to the son of the japanese ambassador in. David niven likes to tell tall tales to entertain the young japanese boy in his care. Paper tiger internet movie firearms database guns in. In paper tiger, david niven, an english ww2 veteran whose war injury requires a cane, is hired by the japanese ambassador to tutor his young son.
Bradbury becomes a trusted friend, who boasts about. Immediately, niven and ando, a most adorable little boy in his first and only film, bond as niven talks about his time in the war. Paper tiger, a 1964 album by sue thompson, or the 1964 title song. Every now and then a perfectly inoffensive film gets such a kicking from the critics you cant help wondering if they were all bitten by the producer as children. Paper tiger with david niven, and the fifth musketeer. A somewhat prim and proper englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the japanese ambassador. Really the presence of david niven makes this film definitely appealable from start to finish and in paper tiger, he plays the role of mr bradbury, a welleducated tutor who sees the. Paper tiger 5060082519734 with david niven dvd region 2. Mr bradbury david niven, an apparently welleducated, exmilitary englishman is hired as tutor to the son of ajapanese ambassador, koichi kagoyama played by ando. David niven stars as a somewhat prim and proper englishman who is hired to be an english gentleman tutor to the son of the japanese ambassador. David niven portrayed himself as a buffoon in his autobiography the moons a balloon. Paper tiger producer, american hip hop producer, dj, and member of hip hop collective doomtree arts, entertainment, and media films. Paper tiger is a 1975 british film starring david niven and child actor ando. Niven does an ageing billy liar with a wavering upper lip, spinning tall stories to the crushingly winsome little brat, son of a japanese diplomat, whom he tutors.
Irene tsu, ivan desny and ronald frasier costar in this great adventure film. David niven made his last film in 1983, curse of the pink panther. When the ambassadors son and his teacher are kidnapped by local rebels, the boy and the old man have to show courage and skills to save themselves. Niven gives his charming best to this film but to no avail. David niven full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
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